A witness has described chaotic scenes after a suspected arson attack on a house in Wyken saw three people taken to hospital this morning.

Emergency services were called to the address in Triumph Close after fire took hold at about 4.45am today.

One man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of arson.

One neighbour, who asked not to be named, told how the dramatic scenes had woken her up.

She said: “It woke me up at around quarter to five this morning.

“I heard a window smash. Their house is so close to the back of ours that I thought it was someone trying to break in.”

Scene of suspected arson attack in Triumph Close, Wyken, Coventry.

She added: “I looked up and saw the bedroom on fire.

“I could hear a woman in the back garden shouting ‘make sure everyone’s out’.”

A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said: “Crews arrived at the scene in under five minutes and were confronted with a severe fire in the first floor bedroom of the property.”

He said around 14 firefighters from three fire appliances worked to bring the blaze under control, adding: “The fire was contained to the room of origin.

“Five people were in the property at the time and were evacuated. Three were taken to hospital.

“The incident is a suspected arson. Fire investigation teams are in attendance and using fire investigation dogs to determine the cause.”

Scene of suspected arson attack in Triumph Close, Wyken, Coventry.

Crews from Binley Fire Station remain at the scene this morning as investigations into the cause of the fire got underway. Two blocks of housing were cordoned off to allow work with the fire investigations dogs.

A man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of arson.

He has been taken to hospital but his injuries are not thought to be serious.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said the three patients were suffering from smoke inhalation and minor burns and were treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to University Hospital.